The Rouanet Law is a Brazilian law, named after Sérgio Paulo Rouanet, whose role is providing monetary funds for use in art and culture, including the production of movies.
All projects must be approved by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture that examines technical feasibility of activities.
Despite the pros, there is criticism against the law, which include the possibility of funds being misappropriated.
[2] In 2018, an attempt to revoke the Rouanet Law ruled the Federal Senate.
The 2017 Legislative Suggestion Nº 49 requested the revocation of the law, but was rejected by the Human Rights Commission and Participatory Legislation of the Senate, following the report of Senator Marta Suplicy.